from Treasury of Vintage Homekeeping Skills by Martha Greene
The Laundry Schedule
Monday - dish towels, bath towels, undergarments
Tuesday - white shirts, tan/gray shirts, black/blue shirts
Wednesday - maroon/red shirts, camouflage (yes, I have enough to do a separate load of camo each week!)
Thursday - light colors, dark colors
Friday - dress clothes, Dryel
Saturday - sheets, bedspreads, blankets
Some homekeepers like to do all the laundry one day a week - two or three loads each day, started early, works for me!
The Laundry Baskets
A labeled basket for each load makes sorting laundry painless!
(And a husband that builds all the shelves you could ever need to hold those baskets makes doing laundry a joy!)
Ode to the Backyard Clothesline
You'll say I'm "quaintly countrified,"
Old fashioned - as you please.
But I love the sight of fresh, clean laundry
Tossing in the breeze.
To suspend each garment on the line,
Then give the wind full play;
To caress and gently fragrance
In that sweet "outdoorsy"way.
They bask in sunny radiance,
Towels neatly hung in rows;
Snowy linens snapping crisply
Darling dancing baby clothes.
And when at dusk I gather them
I feel extremely blessed
That line-dried and sun kissed cleanliness
Clothe the ones that I love best.
by Juanita M. Vernon
from Treasury of Vintage Homekeeping Skills by Martha Greene
4 comments:
I LOVE your system for sorting laundry...how brilliant! I wish I had a wall in my laundry room for just that. Perfect! :o)
*Drool* :0) I love all of those baskets, Mrs H!
~Kelli
Where did you get the glass jars your detergent, clothespins, etc...are stored in?
Kristin,
Those came from Wal-Mart. I think there are three different sizes of them, and those are the largest.
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